A Japanese shrine that gained attention from Ghost of Tsushima fans bans all tourists after what's being called an "unforgivable act of disrespect." ...

Perched on a wooded hillside in southern Kyoto, Fushimi Inari is a 1,300-year-old temple dedicated to Inari, the Shinto deity of rice and sake (Japanese rice wine). The shrine complex dates back ...

The war criminals included wartime Prime Minister Hideki Tojo. Visits by Japanese leaders to the controversial shrine trigger a backlash from China and South Korea. Former Prime Minister Fumio ...

A Japanese shrine famous to video game fans has announced a ban on visits by tourists, following an "unforgivable act of disrespect". In 2021, Ghost of Tsushima players helped the Tsushima ...

Specifically, the Watazumi Shrine located on Japan’s Tsushima Island will only allow access to those using the Shinto shrine for worship. Tourists banned after “unforgivable act of disrespect ...

The Meiji Shrine is a Shinto (Japan's original religion) shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken. Japanese history credits Meiji for modernizing Japan by incorporating Western ...